The Drowning Place (Det. Lew Kirby #2)

Murder on an abandoned housing estate—and a web of dark secrets stretching back decades…Amid the crumbling decay of the Grasmere Estate in London, flats are abandoned and boarded up; the church that was once at its heart lies disused and forgotten. But when urban explorer Connie Darke takes refuge in the church while looking for clues about her sister’s death, she makes a terrifying discovery: William Stark, the estate’s architect and long-time resident, is hanging from the vaulted ceiling.For DI Lew Kirby, struggling with life-changing tragedies of his own, there’s no doubt that Stark was lured to his death—but who wanted him dead, and why? As Connie begins a covert investigation, desperate to find a connection to her sister, Kirby soon discovers that Grasmere’s remaining residents have something to hide.Could there be a connection between Stark’s death and the unsolved case of Kevin Shires, a boy who went missing from the estate decades ago? And with Kirby and Connie both digging into the long-buried history of the estate’s darkest corners, what other secrets will be unearthed from the ruins of Grasmere?